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In a 2023 study in the UK, people were more in favor of public policy to make people safer as long topic was something other than cars.

…adults rated, at random, a set of statements about driving (“People shouldn’t drive in highly populated areas where other people have to breathe in the car fumes”) or a parallel set of statements with keywords changed to shift context (“People shouldn’t smoke in highly populated areas where other people have to breathe in the cigarette fumes”). Such context changes could radically alter responses (75% agreed with “People shouldn’t smoke…” but only 17% agreed with “People shouldn’t drive…”).

https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJENVH.2023.135446>

Even where car owners are the minority – e.g. New York City and the global South – their influence often derails sustainable policies.

In the global South, most people are not car-dependent. Investing in sustainable, equitable transport systems, along with policies like congestion pricing protects against rising car ownership.

New York’s congestion pricing backlash shows how car-centric thinking can harm the majority.

“There is a dearth of data on bikes and cycling in the Netherlands.” Oh really?

We can only imagine the blind spots bikes like this could uncover in the global South.